DDC elections: Scribes decry arrangements at Bandipora, stage protest
Bandipora: The scribes of different media organizations on Tuesday walked out of the mini-secretariat Bandipora and staged a sit-in protest against the administration for failing to provide adequate facilities to them for covering the election results, they said in a statement. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the media fraternity […]
Freezing weather continues unabated In Kashmir
Srinagar Records Minus 5.2°C, Gulmarg And Pahalgam Coldest At Minus 5.8°C
Srinagar: Bone-chilling weather continued in Kashmir as overnight temperatures remained several degrees below the freezing point in the Valley, the weatherman said on Tuesday. Srinagar, where people endured the second coldest night at minus 6.6 °C in a decade on Saturday last, recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against 4.0°C on the precious night, a […]
2 LeT militants surrender after brief encounter in Kulgam: IGP
Srinagar: Two Lashker-e-Toiba militants surrendered before security forces after a brief encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on wee hours of Tuesday. Officials told GNS that a joint team of Srinagar and Kulgam Police besides army’s 34RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Tongdounu area of the district. As the joint team approached towards the […]
Advisor Baseer Khan flags off 2nd batch of Sarpanchs for 5 day exposure visit to Uttarakhand
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today flagged off the second batch of Sarpanchs from Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for Uttarakhand on a five day training cum exposure visit. The aim of the visit is to expose the Sarpanchs to the best practices and make them learn about the flagship schemes […]
IIP Mumbai conducts workshop on customized packaging with craft entrepreneurs
Better safety standards, specifications, extended shelf-life identified as key packing areas
SRINAGAR: In a first, the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Mumbai, in collaboration with Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, Monday conducted a workshop with craft entrepreneurs on customized packaging to boost global exports of famed handicrafts and handloom products from the Kashmir valley. The workshop laid emphasis on standard packaging of various Kashmir-based craft products […]
Navin chairs BoD meeting of Ang, Bla Central Co-op Banks
Asks managements to follow RBI guidelines; conduct regular audit
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare and Cooperative Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired the 5th Board of Directors meeting of Anantnag/Baramulla Central Cooperative Banks here at Civil Secretariat. The members of the Boards, who attended the meeting, included Director General Budget, Mohammad Yaqoob Itoo; Managing Director of Anantnag/Baramulla Central Cooperative […]
Div Com Jammu reviews arrangements for launch of health cover scheme ‘SEHAT’
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners to review the arrangements being put in place by district administrations for launch of ‘Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine (SEHAT) scheme. Pertinent to mention, the Prime Minister Narinder Modi will launch the ‘SEHAT’ a health cover scheme in Jammu and Kashmir […]
DC Jammu launches Online Portal for live DDC Election Results
JAMMU: Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sushma Chauhan today launched a dedicated portal http:/jammuddcresults.in for dissemination of election results to the general public on near real time basis. The portal will facilitate online round wise results, leading candidate details as well as details of winning candidates. The portal was launched in presence of political representatives at a […]
Woman found dead in Bandipora, family stage protest
Bandipora: A 22-year-old woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Suderkoot Payeen village of north kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a woman from Laharpora village was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her in-laws home in Suderkoot-bala village. Soon after getting information, police party […]
Kashmir under freeze as ‘Chilai Kalan’ begins
Srinagar: Kashmir’s harshest winter period, known as Chilai Kalan, began on Monday and will last through the end of January. With overnight cloud cover, the night temperatures rose a little across the Valley but remained below the normal for this time of the year, the weatherman said. Srinagar, where people endured second coldest night in […]
